Recreation Newfoundland and Labrador are encouraging children to get active and get outside. This week Recreation NL is making it a province-wide challenge. From November 2 – 6, the “GETTING’ OUTSIDE School Challenge” will run for students in grades four

A new study of Canadian parents and teens found that teens are spending only 7.9 hours per week being active outdoors – less than half of the 17.5 hours their parents spent participating in outdoor activities just a generation earlier. In

Recreation NL, in partnership with the regional school health promotion liaison consultants, will be coordinating a“GETTIN’ OUTSIDE School Challenge” from November 2 – 6, 2015 for grade 4-6 students. We are encouraging students and teachers to take the challenge and

Recreation NL is giving away activity packs this October to active individuals of all ages and abilities around the province for taking part in the Find Your Fit Friday #Selfie Challenge. Let your community know that anyone and everyone can join in on the fun!

The ParticipACTION Teen Challenge allows teens to explore innovative ways to get active, and then provides micro-grant funding, called Teen Physical Activity Grants, to registered community organizations to support teens’ physical activity programs. Recreation NL awards these grants quarterly through

Atlantic Canadians! Don’t miss out on this one-time opportunity! The Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging (CCAA) is recruiting trainers for the Functional Fitness for Older Adults Course (FFOA), Functional Activity Measures Workshop (FAM), and the Balls Bands and Balance

In June, Recreation NL distributed $2,500.00 to eight different community groups around the province. Cormack was one of those recipients who thought outside of the box and used the $500.00 grant to provide their teens in the community with a

RBC Sports Day in Canada is a national celebration of the power of sport to build community and get Canadians moving! The sixth annual event takes place on Saturday, November 21, 2015 in communities from coast to coast to coast in celebration

Canada’s Physical Literacy Consensus Statement was recently released at the International Physical Literacy Conference in Vancouver, BC on June 13, 2015. The Consensus Statement, featuring a definition of Physical Literacy, was developed by a group of experts with input and

Recreation NL supports findings in the 2015 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth According to the ParticipACTION Report Card and Position Statement, over-supervising children or keeping them indoors to ensure they are safe, limits their opportunities